CANDI GUNUNG WUKIR

Mount Wukir Temple, Canggal Temple, or Shiwalingga is a Hindu temple located in Dusun Canggal, Kadiluwih Village, Salam Subdistrict, Magelang Regency, Central Java. This temple is located above Wukir Hill, which is called Wukir Mountain, on the western slope of Mount Merapi. This location is in the northeastern District Muntilan Magelang regency. Gunung Wukir temple can be reached by public transport to Ngluwar Sub-district to Kadiluwih Village Dusun Canggal, which is connected by walking uphill about 300 meters above sea level. This temple is the oldest temple that can be connected with the year number. Based on Canggal inscriptions found in 1879 in ruins, this temple was founded during the reign of King Sanjaya from the days of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom, ie in 732 AD (654 years Saka). This inscription has a lot of information related to Medang Kingdom or Mataram Hindu. Based on this inscription, Mount Wukir Temple may have the original name of Shiwalingga or Kunjarakunja. Complex where the ruins of this temple located has a size of 50 m × 50 m. The building of the temple itself is made of andesite stone at least consists of one main temple and three perwara temples. In addition to the inscription, in the temple complex is also found yoni, phallus (symbol of the god Shiva), and the statue of the oxen or Nandi.